Rotary Wrapping on a Lathe

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RhoTu
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Rotary Wrapping on a Lathe

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Looking for some opinions as to how to handle doing a rotary carve on a lathe where the spindle has rotary capabilities.

The axes are totally different from a mill, the depth of cut is done by the X axis, the length is along the Z axis and what would have been the Y axis that is wrapped would be the C axis. I am using Mach4 as the controller which uses fanuc compatible commands. As such G91 is not supported and any relative moves are referenced by different axis designations (x,y,z, and c become u,v,w and h).

Would it be best to try and modify the PP or ?

TIA

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TReischl
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Re: Rotary Wrapping on a Lathe

Post by TReischl »

I would suggest you modify and create a new post swapping the axis designations.
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